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NCMCA Masonry Contractor Certification Program

The North Carolina Masonry Contractors Association (NCMCA) provides masonry contractors in the Carolinas an opportunity for extensive professional development and continuing education with the NCMCA Masonry Contractor Certification Program. In addition to increasing the professionalism of masonry contractors, the program is also targeted for specification writers, architects and owners as a means to pre-qualify masonry conappointment by Brick Industry Association-Southeast Region, each serving a three-year term. As of the summer of 2022, 300 individuals and thirtyfour companies have become NCMCA certified. Now that a significant number of individuals and companies have become certified, NCMCA is proceeding with an ambitious program to market certification for use in specification documents and as a means

tractor firms for building projects. NCMCA provides two levels of certification for individuals. Contractor firm foremen, superintendents, project managers, and middle management can become “Certified Masonry Professionals” (CMP) by completing a minimum of eight day-long classes and documenting of ensuring quality masonry installation performed by the documented top professionals in the industry. Suggested wording for including a NCMCA Masonry Contractor Certification requirement in bid specification documents:

five years of experience in the masonry and/or construction field. Company principals, owners and upper management can become “Certified Masonry Executives” (CME) by successfully completing ten daylong classes and documenting at least five years of experience. All CMP and CME candidates must reaffirm their pledge to abide by the NCMCA “Standards of Conduct.” Companies themselves become “NCMCA Certified Masonry Contractors” by maintaining a required percentage of NCMCA certified individuals on staff and by documenting company history. A total of eleven classes are included in the certification curriculum and include instruction on occupational safety management, basics of masonry materials, specifications, masonry special inspection, design details, codes and standards, testing, grouting, structural engineering basics, blueprints & specifications, estimating and bidding, and courses on good business practice and people management. Experts from around the country instruct the classes, most considered to be the leading authorities in the field of masonry construction and operations. Class participants must pass an exam at the end of each class to obtain class completion credit. To maintain certification, individuals must earn a minimum number of continuing education credits per year. The NCMCA Certification Program is governed by a board of nine “governors,” consisting of appointed experienced NCMCA masonry contractors members, an architect representative of North Carolina AIA, a representative appointed by the Carolinas Concrete Masonry Association, and an SECTION 042000 - UNIT MASONRY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS A. The work of this section shall be bid and performed by a firm certified as a “North Carolina Masonry Contractors Association Certified Masonry Contractor” as described in the most current version of the NCMCA’s “Guide to Masonry Contractor Certification.” (North Carolina Masonry Contractors Association, PO Box 3463, Hickory, NC 28603-3463, (828) 324-1564, information@ ncmca.com) B. The masonry subcontractor shall at all times when work is in progress, provide an individual from its own staff designated by the North Carolina Masonry Contractors Association Masonry Contractor Certification Program as a “CMP-Certified Masonry Professional” or “CME-Certified Masonry Executive” (as described in the most current version of the NCMCA’s “Guide to Masonry Contractor Certification”) on-site to supervise work in progress. The “Guide to Masonry Contractor Certification” can be downloaded as a PDF from www.ncmca.com NCMCA membership is not a requirement for participation in the NCMCA Certification Program. For information, call the NCMCA office (828) 3241564 or email NCMCA Executive Vice President Ryan Shaver: ryan.shaver@ncmca.com. 2022-2023 Certification Board of Governors: Doug Burton, Whitman Masonry, Chairman; Robert Gates, Gates Construction Company; Calvin Brodie, Brodie Contractors; Tim Manning, Manning Masonry; David McQueen, Adams/ Oldcastle; Tony Lineberry AIA, The Lineberry Architectural Group; James Cain, Southeast Concrete Masonry Association; Bryan Light, BIA SouthEast; and Ryan Shaver, NCMCA.

Certification at a Glance

The NCMCA Masonry Certification Program consists of 11 one-day courses. Owners and principals of masonry companies who complete 10 of the 11 courses will earn the designation of Certified Masonry Executive (CME). Project managers, estimators and supervisors, including foremen, will earn the title of Certified Masonry Professional (CMP) after completing 8 courses.

Once 70% of a company’s key employees graduate from the program, the company may apply for designation as a Certified Masonry Contractor (CMC).

Class series and instructors:

“Occupational Safety Management” - Bill Parsons & Mike Rosser

“The Basics of Masonry Materials: Brick & Block” - Dr. Richard Bennett, Ph.D., P.E.

“Mortar & Grout – Properties, Proportions & Standards; Masonry Testing – Proper Methods & Results” - Michael Schuller, P.E.

“Structural Engineering Basics” - Trey Hamilton, P.E., PhD,

“Mastering the Details in Masonry Construction” - J. Patrick Rand, AIA

“Basic Blueprint Reading & Jobsite Estimating Basics” - Joseph Canitano

“Masonry Special Inspection & Code Review” - Christina Subasic, PE & Dale Yarbrough, PE

“Masonry Advanced Bidding Workshop” - Doug Burton and Thomas Davis

“Financial & Operational Management” - Bob Dusin

“Managing the Human Side of the Business” - Bob Dusin

“Leadership Skills & Supervisory Development Training” - Bob Dusin

MCAA “Masonry Quality Institute” (Alternate) - Michael Callahan

Initial registration fee is $30. Cost is $150 per course except MCAA MQI. ($250 for non-NCMCA members.) For details, contact the NCMCA State Office: (828) 324-1564.

Certified Companies*

Alward Masonry Contractors, Inc. Concord Ariel Masonry, Elon Beam Construction Co., Inc. Cherryville Brodie Contractors Inc Raleigh Carolina Masonry Unlimited, Fuquay Varina Concept Masonry, Raleigh Edgar Boettcher Mason Contr., Inc., Bay City, MI Gates Construction Co. Inc. Mooresville Joyner Masonry Works Inc Greenville, NC Kiser Masonry, Inc. Charlotte Koontz Masonry, Inc. Lexington, NC Manning Masonry, Inc. Williamston Masonry Unlimited of Cherryville, Inc. Cherryville Mattachione Construction Company, Inc., Apex Old North State Masonry, Matthews Piedmont Masonry, Inc. Huntersville Pinnacle Masonry, Inc Cary Pyramid Masonry Contractors, Charlotte Randall Cox Masonry, Summerfield Stone Creek Masonry, Inc. Sims Terry Masonry, Burlington Whitman Masonry, Inc. Raleigh

*Includes firms in compliance with continuing education and audit requirements at press time. Certified Masonry Professional (CMP)Parker Allen, Whitman Masonry Chris Alley Cody Alward, Mount Pleasant High School Frank Alston, Brodie Contractors Bill Anderson, Manning Masonry, Inc. Jaime Apodaca, Pinnacle Masonry Marlon Aragon, Pyramid Masonry Contractors Greg Argetsinger Bob Arnold, Gates Construction Co. Inc. Austin Babb, Fay Block Company Mike Bailey, Carolina Masonry Unlimited Brent Beck, Koontz Masonry Inc. Sabrina K. Beck, Koontz Masonry, Inc. Jimmy Benfield Andy Bell, Pecora Corp. Steve Bell, SPEC-MIX/Quikrete Chris Black, Carolina Masonry Unlimited Neal Belt, Mattachione Construction Company, Inc. Samuel Bond William Boose, Carolina Masonry Unlimited Matt Botts, Gates Construction Company Brian Brady, Chandler Concrete C.W. Branch Dave Bridgers Mike Brinkley, Pyramid Masonry Contractors John Brock, Jollay Masonry Howard L. Brodie, Brodie Contractors Inc. Kelly M. Brooks, Brodie Contractors Inc. CMU – Continued Mike Brown, Griffin Masonry Chris Bruner, Gates Construction Co. Inc. Drew Bullock, Roanoke Cement Company Joe Canitano Patrick Carter, Pyramid Masonry Contractors Doug Campbell, Pyramid Masonry Contractors David Chance Dennis Childress Mike Cook, Gates Construction Company Todd Coomber, Pyramid Masonry Contractors Ryan Cooper, Gates Construction Company Larry Crocker Mark H. Crowe Domingo Cruz, Joyner Masonry Works Luis Cruz Andres Davila Chad Day, Gates Construction Company Jim Donahue Wesley Drye, Pyramid Masonry Contractors Chris Ellis, Southeastern Contracting Filberto Espinosa, Edgar Boettcher Mason Contractor Jeremy Eudy, Old North State Masonry Gene Fargis, S M Gillespie Masonry Nick Ferrucci, Tucker-Kirby Company Grant Fisher, Custom Brick & Supply Co. D.C. Frye, Old North State Masonry Dirk Gale, Mattachione Construction Company Matt Gates, Gates Construction Company Cheryl Gaw, Adams, an Oldcastle Company Joseph Gedrimas, Manning Masonry Douglas Gray, Brodie Contractors Inc Josh Gray, Brodie Contractors, Inc.. Carson Greif, General Shale Brick Josh Guiton, Beam Construction Co., Inc. Javier Gutierrez, Joyner Masonry Works Rob Haas, G E Masonry Bart Hardison, Mattachione Construction Company Brett Harris Brandon Hartsell, Gates Construction Company Steven M. Hauser Scott Hegler, Koontz Masonry Justin Helms Parrish Hoffman, EastWest Products Richard Hogan, Southeastern Contracting, Inc. Angie G. Holt, Southeastern Concrete Products Todd Horner, Adams, an Oldcastle company Donnie Howard, Argos Eric Howell, Gates Construction Co. Inc. Mickey Hull, Beam Construction Co., Inc. Cory Huneycutt, Southeastern Architectural Solutions Kevin Hunter, Southeastern Contracting, Inc. Eugene Ingram, Old North State Masonry, LLC Jonathan Jessup, Adams, an Oldcastle company Jimmy Johnson, Jim Bricksit Starling Johnson-Kaklamanos, Johnson Concrete Co Juan Juarez, Pinnacle Masonry Ingrid Kenner, Brodie Contractors Inc. Mike Lanier, Simmons Masonry Dan Langmade, Gates Construction Company Laura Zenns Lineberry Dennis Little, Pinnacle Masonry Inc. Derek Lockrem, Gates Construction Company Sean A. Loftis Robbie Ludwig, Seagraves Masonry Scot Lyons, Gates Construction Company Lawrence Manley, Joyner Masonry Works Inc. William Manning Juan Garcia Martinez, Brodie Contractors Jeff Matthews Jamie McDermott, Leitner Construction Company Billy McGee, Whitman Masonry, Inc. Tim McManus, Pyramid Masonry Contractors David T. McQueen, Adams, an Oldcastle Company Steve Mello, Pyramid Masonry Contractors Laura Mendez, Joyner Masonry Works Charles Miller Chris Miller, Roanoke Cement Co. Casey Mitchell, Wemco Contracting, Inc. Chris Mitchell, Adams, an Oldcastle company Lynn Mitchell, retired Ashlee Koontz Moore, Koontz Masonry, Inc. Brent Moore, Koontz Masonry, Inc. Dean Moore, Adams, an Oldcastle company Jake R. Morgan, Masonry Unlimited of Cherryville, Inc. Marty Munn, McGee Brothers Co Inc. Oscar Murillo, Edgar Boettcher Mason Contractor Brian Murray, Concept Masonry, Inc. Gordon Newman, Jr., Pyramid Masonry Contractors Walter Ochoa, Brodie Contractors Donnie Owens, retired Fred Palmer, Wieland Construction Rodney Palmer, Gates Construction Company Gabriel Panuco, S.M. Elmore Masonry Brad Peele Joaquin Perez, Pyramid Masonry Contractors Jeff Peshek, Southeastern Contracting Billy J. Philemon, B. Philemon LLC Jack Phillips, R.E. Harris Mason Contractor Kory Podgaysky, Griffin Masonry Phillipe Poulin, A.E. Butler Masonry Angie Puckett, New South Construction Supply Neal Ragsdale, Chandler Concrete Jose Rios, Boettcher Masonry Arianis Rivera, Stonehenge Masonry Brandon Roberts, Adams, an Oldcastle company Gerald R. Robinson, Masonry Unlimited of Cherryville Victor Rodriguez, Brodie Contractors Shelby E. Rominger Charles Ross, Mattachione Construction Company Eric Ryder, Fay Block Materials J. Gusdalupe Contreras Salas, Brodie Contractors Ramon Sanchez, Joyner Masonry Works Berk Saunders, Pinnacle Masonry Inc. Kevin Scheele, Ram Tool Construction Supply T. Ryan Shaver, NCMCA Bryan Smith, GE Masonry Kevin Smith, Old North State Masonry, LLC Terry Smith, Griffin Masonry Eric Sollie, Tuscola High School Cody Stevens, Beam Construction Company Bradley Sutton, Whitman Masonry, Inc. Mike Teague, Adams, an Oldcastle company Josh Thomas, Southeastern Contractors Trey Tuttle, Gates Construction Company Rudy Vandervelde, Concept Masonry, Inc. Christian Vasquez, Southeastern Contractors Ruperto Vasquez-Valdepena, Stone Creek Masonry Gilbert Vega, Joyner Masonry Works Jerry David Venable, Old North State Masonry, LLC David Walker Todd Walker, Adams, an Oldcastle Company Frank Werner Thomas R. Whitlow, McGee Brothers Company Connie Whitman, Whitman Masonry Inc. Gayle Williams Macy Williams, Brodie Contractors Mike Williams, Pyramid Masonry Contractors James C. Yost III, Euclid Chemical Craig Young, Koontz Masonry Juan Zaragosa, Whitman Masonry Certified Masonry Executive (CME)

Don Alward, Alward Masonry Contractors, Inc.

Hazen Alward, Alward Masonry Contractors, Inc.

Joeseph Anastasi, Old North State Masonry, LLC Nate Ariel, Ariel Masonry Stanly Bacon, Stone Creek Masonry

Dean Bagnoni, Winston Masonry Company Kelly Black, Carolina Masonry Unlimited

James “Bo” Black, Carolina Masonry Unlimited

Kendra Blackmon, Rush Masonry Management Bill Broadway, McGee Brothers Co Inc. Calvin Brodie, Brodie Contractors Inc Toby Brodie Martin Browne, Masonry Unlimited of Cherryville, Inc.

Robert Browne, Beam Construction Co., Inc. Danks Burton, Pinnacle Masonry Inc Doug Burton, Whitman Masonry Inc Matt Cable, McART Masonry, LLC

Brian Cook, Masonry Unlimited of Cherryville, Inc. Randall Cox, Randall Cox Masonry

Robert H. Gates, Gates Construction Co. Inc. James C. Gurley, Concept Masonry, Inc. Michael T. Gurley, Concept Masonry, Inc.

James C. Gurley, Jr., Concept Masonry, Inc.

Kevin Hallman, McGee Brothers Company Greg Huntley, McGee Brothers Company Kent Huntley, Huntley Brothers Company Chris Joyner, Joyner Masonry Works Inc Gary Joyner, Joyner Masonry Works Inc continued -

CME continued -

Misty Joyner, Manning Masonry Larry Kirby, Kirby Construction Services, Inc. Tracy Kiser, Kiser Masonry, Inc. Ronnie Kiser, Jr., Kiser Masonry, Inc. Freddy Koontz, Koontz Masonry Inc Roger Koontz, Koontz Masonry Inc. Nancy Land Marion Magee, Piedmont Masonry of NC, Inc. Matthew H. Mahoney, McGee Brothers Company Roger W. Manning, Manning Masonry, Inc. Tim Manning, Manning Masonry, Inc.

Mike Mattachione, Mattachione Construction Company, Brandon McGee, McGee Brothers Company, Inc.

Christopher L. McGee, McGee Brothers Company, Inc. Cliff McGee, McGee Brothers Company Jon “Doc” McGee, McGee Brothers Company Larry McGee, McGee Brothers Company Travis McGee, McGee Brothers Company Winston McGee, McGee Brothers Company Allison Mercurio, Stonehenge Masonry, Inc. Mark Mercurio, Stonehenge Masonry, Inc.

Shawn Millay, Mattachione Construction Company, Inc. Jason Oliver, Boettcher Masonry Bryan Overman, J.B. Overman Masonry. Travis Plymell, Rush Masonry Management Mike Prince, McGee Brothers Co Inc.. Michael Radosa, Boettcher Masonry Michael J. Rogers, Michael J. Rogers Masonry, Inc. Brad Scott, McGee Brothers Company Mark Shepherd, Shepherd Masonry/Watauga High James Simmons, Simmons Masonry, Inc. Steve Stout, Merrill Masonry, Inc. Imani Brodie Surratt, Brodie Contractors Randy Terry, Terry Masonry

Christopher Scott Trogdon, McGee Brothers Company Tina Troutman, Masonry Management, Inc. Joseph Russell Tyler, Stone Creek Masonry, Inc. Krystal Marie Tyler, Stone Creek Masonry, Inc. David M. Walden, Metro Masonry Ron Williams, CityLink Construction

Save the Dates!

September 22, 2022 Annual NCMCA Golf Tournament Mill Creek Golf Club Mebane, NC

October 5, 2022 Masonry Education Day Ben Ketchie Park Gold Hill, NC

April 27 - April 30, 2023 NCMCA Annual Convention and Business Meeting Kingston Plantation Myrtle Beach, SC

May 20, 2023 Annual Samuel A. McGee Memorial Apprentice Masonry Skills Contest EastWest Products Kinston, NC

NCMCA Leadership and Distinguished Member Firms

In 2006, The Board of Directors offered member firms the opportunity to support the Association with a new category of NCMCA membership. “Leadership” members are firms that voluntarily pay double the standard membership fee each year. “Distinguished” members are firms that voluntarily pay double dues and also maintain membership in the Masonry Contractors Association of America (MCAA) each year. President Bo Black and the Board of NCMCA recognize and salute the following Leadership and Distinguished* members of the North Carolina Masonry Contractors Association:

Brodie Contractors* Carolina Masonry Unlimited, Inc.* Cherokee Masonry* Edgar Boettcher Mason Contractor* Gates Construction* Huntley Brothers Company* Jollay Masonry Contractors* Joyner Masonry Works* Kirby Construction Services LPS Enterprises* Manning Masonry* McGee Brothers Company* Mountcastle Insurance Pinnacle Masonry* Roanoke Cement Rush Masonry Management* SPEC MIX* TriSure Corporation Whitman Masonry*

(as of July 2022)

For information about how your company can step up to Leadership or Distinguished NCMCA membership,

The NCMCA Western Carolina Chapter Founders Award

Jerry W. Eckard*

2013 Howard Rowe*

2015 Carl E. Moser, Jr.

2017

Ivey L. Griffin, Jr.*

2013 G. Alan Griffin

2016 David R. Sigmon*

2019

Warren Cockran*

2015 W. Larry Kirby

2016 Carl E. Moser, Sr.*

2020

Hugh Townsend

2015

Wayne Starr*

2015 R. Bruce Davis

2016

J. Leland Eckard

2017 Glenn W, Sipe*

2020

*Deceased